Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-16

"a ao3ut Eeb potnth
Question Of Faster Matt Ttnse.
SAS FRAEofsco. Juns l5.-Tne qnes
tion OF faster mail tune aoross tke c0uti
tent is not eaRsinR much trsuhle al ths
Southern Pacific offissS San Diego 4
distant from New York 500 niles
whi.e San Francisco Is $500 miles. Il
view Of tbe fact that San kEancisco Il
the terminus Of The 0aaanic route. %.
inconvenienc Of San Diego a. ter
minus would bS hardly ocuAteIbal
anced. Il is thought, by The advantages
arising from the very slight differences
IN tinie over the continent. Me. Good
msD, Of the Southern Pacific. said to &
reporter that il is much too early q
take up the matter yet, - the pregenl
contract with the Atchison, Topeka &
Slnts te dOes net terminate for a year
Misery nj TOpelsbampo.
NoaALrs A,iz jane IA large
ssrtv OF the fppllo5Amp0 c0ionia.s ar
rived here today from tbs soa,h.
Appalling tales Of nistrs, starvation
aud distress are teii bY these ~ ople.
lae description Of the condition OF
thsse wR0 remain at the colony rAlls
for assistance fs0m all persons ehsfila.
5ly Inclined.
Divorced from Perter Ashc.
sAcnaMsSro, Jane lG.-Jadee Arm.
strops on Saturday last granted Amy
Ashs a divorce from IL. Porter Asb.
On what orounas oould Dot be lear0Id !
30 the matter has been kept VERY qaiet,
Mrs T. 3 Croeker has legally Ril 2it q
Alma Porter Ashe.
Famous Bandit Killed.
HAyAgSA, June IS. A email force Of
soldiers bad a feht with q band OF
GnsnGeo Romero, killing that fa0ous
bandit.
Allowance htIIi Made.
BKkLIS, June I5.-Tse ReiehatsR 10
day adopted additional provisions ol
tbe Spirit Tex Bill, 10 the / 4 set that Ia
osss ihe tax shall hsreafter be Imposed
npon spiriia now fFes from tsxalion,
,hsre viii still be allowed 90 puhiiOaDs
and deslfIs 30 iitFes, aud olhers 10 liiIes
free from G1.y.
Iabi!ce Yacht Race.
IosDos, June i5.-Ths steamer Nor
BAN Castle, from which The Prince OF
Wales started the Jabilse Yacht rAse
Yesterday, bat which left Sc Mouse light
aud returned 20 London, reached Hag-
wioh at 5 o'clock this morning. Tie foa
had been "a thick during the night that
lhe vessel was obliged 10 anchor. Five
hundred and eighty % her passengers
remained on board ali night. Shs land
| ed them az HArwich this moFuing and
returned TO Lqnd9r. The 9eneslH
/ passed Nlrhgm Castle during tka night
n y NsH. Il
vas folloEed 8 minutes later by tie
Aline. The weather continues hsEg.
The nrliiaBie Repaired.
! Nrw YoRx. June Il. The White StRl
sseamer Brittanic, Which has bqen 70.
psired. sRilea today for Liverpool. TIE
same eiIis1Fs who bad charge Of bel
wbsu sbo ooliided With the Celtic were
/ IL easamand, bu. probably sous chang
"a wili be tsade when tas steamer
reaches her destination.
nesaiutI0a sBppreura.
PANAMA. June lG.-A dispatch received
/ from Wills Marie. a little village 10 AT
gtntine Bepablic, is TO the eteel that tb'
I revelation which brOkr oct IN the prov
/ ines Of TGeoman bad been suppressed
/ By the general Reye4nmept With iosi
OF 400 lives. The dispatsh also states
hat the Governor Of the provinoe spC
his ministers had been taken prisoners.
DauaIiess sua late By a Steamer.
I.osDos, Jane Is. - The American
schooner yacht Dsuntless, which is tax.
/ iue part ~ the JaUslse races rJnn3 The
! British Isles, was run into od Aide
bareh tbis morning by steamer. TOT
Z - arsNaH ~ II am
ages.
Expeetiag ERfsreeaeafo of the law.
SAN FRtNcIsC1, JEue l5.-Fice Pfesi
| Sent Croekeg, of the SOU bern Paclfi
I Railroad, said toiay rs u the opiniol
Of Vios Preside 4 Potter. % ihe Uniol
Pacific, and stnbbs, Of eur sun con
pany that tie Inter State C1mmissiol
will rot extend the suspension si thl
long and short hanl oiSus0 after jnll
7th, and that the lnU giil be strictly en-
forced tbsFsafterr Crockeg aiso coo
teEded that il would shut out tbs Trans
eoptiEeutai rosds from through trs tii ;
Other railway Ofisisis Expressed ID
Vjsw that ths isw would Be strictly en-
forced. beginnio2 vita Jaiy iEh.
Declared Bniy Eieeied.
CONCORD On. H.. Jans i5.-Th
senate and ths House met In joint e0n
Vsasi0n As noon today for The puFpos'
OF electiDg q senator for the unex
uired term endinR March I, lbo9. To-
i5urnAlB os both bfazcbes sefs read
sboHire that Wm l.. Coandler bad 70
oeived 3 majority Of Voies 10 cash. an
be Eas accordingly dssiared DOL
elected.
IastEuetsd to Adhere.
CoSsrAsTTxopLK. Ja1e Is Sir Hsnr'
Dramraoud Wolf. Special Enrlish Rep
resentaiivs 10 Turkey With reference q
RqySt. bas been instfGslsd b. his Gov
erumsDt % adhere % the terms q th
cspseniiOn witb regard 10 Egypi, 70
I esotiy eonslsdsd betsstn Turkey an
Eeaisnc.
Couiina weather,
SaS FaAsolso0. Jana i5-s .. El.-II
dicstions for a Eoars, oOmmsHoinR 8
"a N. June -, fos Oregon and Nasa
iaat0a Territory: Liett local rain
Eaaaay law Ia -. LsHi.-
81. LoUfs. jane i5.-PfeparatioE
have hen made heEs fof paftiDg inl
Gee. the saadsy laS ss provided 3
ths I.eeisi tBrs last wtnseT. Under u
laz al saloons, beer geKdens, bsliAi
rssnis. slssatiuR sni bowling calissis
tbszteFs and baseball p.1ts naast clos
= The Pciiss q mmissAuresa hsva ],
, strseisa the Cnief 0f P0.ies - riS1
!. onsiy sufotce The lac. Tbs ssiOoa
, gsFest hes ksld tz5 o. taFss Ustila